Building the New Rome: Charles Cameron as the Architect of Catherine the Great's New Eternal City
Catherine the Great, The Empress of Russia, considered herself to be an enlightened ruler. Like many enlightened minds of the eighteenth century, she was fascinated with classical antiquity, especially with ancient Rome. In 1779, she invited a Scottish architect named Charles Cameron to complete a s...
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BYU ScholarsArchive
2012
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| Online Access: | https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/3388 https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4387&context=etd |